INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY International Women's Day is celebrated annually on 8 March. This year, 5 students and 7 members of staff attended the annual IWD Breakfast celebrations at Adelaide Convention Centre. Year 11 student, Taylor Portelli, tells us more.
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nternational Women's Day has been running for over 100 years and on the 8th March 2019, I was lucky enough to be one of four Eynesbury students invited to attend the celebratory breakfast held at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Each state hosts the IWDB, however, Adelaide has the largest celebration, with over 2500 people in attendance. TIckets for the event sold out in under 25 minutes.
Jane spoke about her personal experiences with gender inequality, a woman's role in society, and their worth as they age. The breakfast is open to anyone and I am so grateful and personally thank Lindy Neilson for securing the tickets and enabling me to attend. It was a fabulous, motivational event which celebrated women's achievements and contributions in society, and also recognised how far the feminist movement and strive for equality has come and still must come in order for a fair society for all genders.
The IWDB is an annual event and was this year hosted by the Leader of the Opposition in Senate, Penny Wong. The 2019 breakfast was filled with inspirational speakers and role models, notably Jane Caro as this year's guest speaker.
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